Essays about: "Pleats"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Pleats.
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1. Endogenic Production : subjective matter and bodily involvement
University essay from Konstfack/Inredningsarkitektur & MöbeldesignAbstract : The word endogenic means growing or proceeding from within, it is commonly used to describe the process of tectonic movement and earth crust formation caused by the extrusion of magmatic material. My project is a metaphorical exploration of the geological term “endogenic process” as well as an exploration of a design approach based on the term. READ MORE
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2. Cultivating Critique in Folds and Pleats - Posthuman Enactments in the Dress of Rick Owens
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologiAbstract : Taking as its epistemological starting point the proposed geological era of the Anthropocene, this thesis enquires the affective potential of avant-garde fashion in criticising, improving or transforming the supposed givenness of The Human as a historical concept. In order to do so, it inflects and departs from the tightly held onto-epistemological cannon of fashion studies and anthropology of dress, in which fashion is understood primarily through representation, signification and performance of identity. READ MORE
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3. Sculptural Textiles : Exploring sculptural possibilities in woven textiles through construction and contrasting yarns.
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Sculptural Textiles is a material investigation exploring sculptural possibilities for machine woven textiles. Two important factors are yarn combinations and textile construction, and how these two together can result in fabrics that can be manipulated by hand into shapes and thus adaptable to various settings. READ MORE
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4. Change in motion : Investigating how to change a garment´s appearance in volume through movementand air with pleating as the main technique.
University essay from Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : This bachelor degree work investigates the change of the visual expression in motion. The movement of the body can change the garment´s appearance. The aim of this work is to explore how to change a garment´s visual appearance through movement and air, with the technique of pleats. READ MORE
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5. Making women’s casual wear cycling friendly : New method for merging styles in fashion
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)Abstract : Urban bicycling is a big growing trend between men and women across the world. People seem to have become more aware of the numerous benefits of riding a bike, as well as more health oriented and environmentally friendly. Sweden is one of the countries with so called strong bicycle culture. READ MORE